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(1) Where electricity supply was first introduced in India?
[A] Kolkata
[B] Darjeeling
[C] Mumbai
[D] Chennai
Answer: Darjeeling
(2) Who introduced broadcasting in India first?
[A] Government of India
[B] Government of Bombay Presidency
[C] Government of Bengal Presidency
[D] Private entities
Answer: Private entities
(3) Coffee Research Institute of India is located at :
[A] Yercaud
[B] Wayanad
[C] Chikmagalur (Karnataka)
[D] Coimbatore
Answer: Chikmagalur (Karnataka)
(4) Metric system of measurement started in the country in
[A] 1954
[B] 1955
[C] 1956
[D] 1957
Answer: 1956
(5) The lengthiest Constitution in the world is
[A] Indian
[B] America
[C] British
[D] French
Answer: Indian
(6) Which is the fastest running train on Indian Railways?
[A] Mumbai-Goa Superfast Express
[B] New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express
[C] New Delhi-Mumbai & Rajdhani Express
[D] New Delhi-Chandigarh Shatabdi Express
Answer: New Delhi-Bhopal Shatabdi Express
(7) Which one of the following metal is used to galvanise iron
[A] Copper
[B] Lead
[C] Zinc
[D] Mercury
Answer: Zinc
(8) Humberger effect is otherwise known as –
[A] Sodium pump
[B] Anaerobic metabolism
[C] Choloride shift
[D] Respiratory product
Answer: Choloride shift
(9) Which among the following elements is found in maximum percentage in a human body?
[A] Carbon
[B] Hydrogen
[C] Nitrogen
[D] Oxygen
Answer: Oxygen
(10) Among the following planets, which is the brightest planet?
[A] Mercury
[B] Venus
[C] Mars
[D] Jupiter
Answer: Venus
(11) Who discovered the laws of planetary orbits?
[A] Galileo Galilei
[B] Nicholas Copernicus
[C] Johannes Kepler
[D] None of them
Answer: Johannes Kepler
(12) What is a Supernova?
[A] an asteroid
[B] a black hole
[C] a comet
[D] a dying star
Answer: a dying star
(13) Which of the following gases is most predominant in the Sun?
[A] Mithen
[B] Nitrogen
[C] Hydrogen
[D] Ozone
Answer: Hydrogen
(14) What is the ratio of English and Hindi speaking people in the world?
[A] 65 : 35
[B] 60 : 40
[C] 51 : 49
[D] 45 : 35
Answer: 65 : 35
(15) Who was the first woman prime minister in the world?
[A] Golda Meir
[B] Margaret Thatcher
[C] Sirimavo Bandaranaike
[D] Indira Gandhi
Answer: Sirimavo Bandaranaike
(16) George Bernard Shaw, the great dramatist, was
[A] An Irishman
[B] An Englishman
[C] A Scotsman
[D] A Welsh
Answer: An Irishman
(17) Which is the hub of the global trade in ‘cut-flowers’?
[A] Netherlands
[B] Germany
[C] Japan
[D] Colombia
Answer: Netherlands
(18) Ikebana is a Japanese form of:
[A] Modern painting
[B] Martial art
[C] Flower arrangement
[D] Agricultural practice
Answer: Flower arrangement
(19) Mount Everest is named after
[A] The King of England
[B] The first climber of the peak
[C] A Surveyor General of India
[D] The Viceroy of India
Answer: A Surveyor General of India
(20) Which are the cities connected by “Sada-e-Sarhad” bus services?
[A] Aligarh : Amritsar
[B] Delhi : Lahore
[C] Suchetgarh : Sialkot
[D] Srinagar : Muzzaffarabad
Answer: Delhi : Lahore
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